Steerpike

Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk.

Omid Scobie’s royal tell-all flops

6 December 2023 8:16 pm

For a couple supposedly desperate for privacy, Meghan and Harry have an interesting definition of what it means to escape…

Tory right want migration crackdown to go further

5 December 2023 11:05 pm

Uh oh. Less than a day has passed since James Cleverly announced his new five-point immigration plan and already there…

Eddie Izzard’s charm offensive backfires

5 December 2023 3:24 am

If there’s one thing Eddie Izzard can’t be faulted on, it’s enthusiasm. The comedian and actor, who also self-identifies as…

Sunak hits record low in Tory members’ poll

4 December 2023 6:42 am

If things seem bad, they can always get worse. That’s the message for poor Rishi Sunak in the latest ConservativeHome…

Keir Starmer changes his tune on Mrs T

4 December 2023 12:52 am

Has Starmer Chameleon gone too far this time? In his never-ending bid to be all things to all men, the…

Has the King snubbed Sunak over the Elgin Marbles?

2 December 2023 1:20 am

Diplomatic ties are of great importance to King Charles. So it was no surprise that his sartorial choice at the…

Andrew Bailey does it again

28 November 2023 12:16 am

Oh dear. It seems that the Bank of England Governor is suffering from a permanent case of foot-in-mouth syndrome. Andrew…

David Cameron charms the Lords

22 November 2023 3:05 am

To the rarified surroundings of the Upper House, where the newest member of the government took his place on the…

Met police swell their social media army

20 November 2023 9:32 pm

Scarcely a week seems to go by without an incident involving one of the Metropolitan Police’s social media accounts. Recent…

Will Sunak publish Braverman’s ‘ransom note’?

19 November 2023 8:34 pm

Another week of Tory wars looms in SW1. Ministers are desperately trying to find a fix to the Supreme Court’s…

Cameron squirms over China links

19 November 2023 8:10 pm

Welcome back to Westminster, David Cameron. The return of the former PM to frontline politics has prompted a deluge of…

Guardian forced to delete viral Bin Laden letter

17 November 2023 2:10 am

Oh dear. It seems that the world’s wokest newspaper has blundered, again. The Guardian has today been forced to remove…

Is Lord Cameron a ‘useful idiot’ for the CCP?

13 November 2023 11:09 pm

Let the great kow-tow begin – again. David Cameron, the new Foreign Secretary, is well-known for his attempt to create…

Six questions David Cameron can now answer

13 November 2023 10:28 pm

David Cameron left 10 Downing Street with indecent haste. Britain had voted for Brexit and we were about to discover…

Farage to seek millions in damages from NatWest

12 November 2023 8:00 pm

It’s a busy old time if you’re Nigel Farage. The Brexiteer is expected to shortly become the latest politician to…

Watch: Douglas Murray takes on Piers Morgan from Israel-Gaza border

9 November 2023 6:37 pm

Douglas Murray popped up on Talk TV last night live from the Gaza border – and his head-to-head with Piers…

Just Stop Oil involved in ambulance blockage

8 November 2023 11:29 pm

Just Stop Oil has been out of the news lately. But this week, its members are back and more annoying than…

Tax pledge Tories turn to spirits

8 November 2023 11:08 pm

The watering holes of SW1 were full last night, with MPs dissecting the day’s King’s Speech. But as attention turns…

Watch: Michael Crick versus GB News

5 November 2023 11:07 pm

Some compulsory weekend viewing from GB News. The channel invited veteran broadcaster Michael Crick onto Neil Oliver’s show yesterday to…

Who is the No. 10 rabbit murderer?

3 November 2023 8:29 pm

It’s the book that all Westminster is talking about. At long last, Nadine Dorries’ account of the plot to bring…

Boris Johnson joins GB News

28 October 2023 2:24 am

He’s back! Since the Privileges Committee probe earlier this year, Boris Johnson has been unusually quiet by his colourful standards.…

The Guardian’s questionable Holocaust article

25 October 2023 9:39 pm

Oh dear. The world’s wokest media outlet is at it again. When they’re not moralising over artists or misattributing quotes,…

Labour’s Hansard howlers on Israel

24 October 2023 10:54 pm

Communication is everything in politics, as Labour’s overactive press office knows all too well. Earlier this month, Keir Starmer did…

Jihad chanters let off by the Met

22 October 2023 6:59 am

Oh dear. It seems that the wokest police force in all the West has done it again. In the past…

‘WFH Whitehall’ still afflicting Foreign Office

19 October 2023 10:15 pm

The Foreign Office is often called the grandest of all Whitehall’s ministries – so it’s just a shame then that…